Buck w/ no browtines!
05-04-2004, 07:06 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,445
RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
It's typical.
In NH where I used to live, we hunted on two sides of a long lake. On one side we would often take bucks with no browtines. On the other side we would rarely get one without at least one browtine.
In NH where I used to live, we hunted on two sides of a long lake. On one side we would often take bucks with no browtines. On the other side we would rarely get one without at least one browtine.
05-07-2004, 01:33 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 3,406
RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
Believe it or not, between NH and Maine, I have shot three deer with no brow tines plus two with only one.....Those nice 10 pointers ended up being nice 8 pointers....it ain't fair!
05-07-2004, 03:21 PM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 6,921
RE: Buck w/ no browtines!
What we refer to as browtines by all official scoring systems are nothing more than tine 1 or what most call G1. The fact this deer or deer like this don't have the typical G1 is moot, it is still the first tine closest to the base or pedicle of the main beam. Long n short this deer is typical. Non-typical is abnormal growth, pretty much anything that grows not in a straight up fashion(Split tines, multiple tins growth off 1 G base position, drop tine, kickers, etc) can be officially classified Non-typical but also uniquely NT's can be scored as a typical just the abnormal growth is a deduction of the final typical score. In a case where a heavy typical framed deer has a few 1" stickers it would be more adventageous to score him typical with the few abnormalities as deductions vs NT. A good place to find out what is NT vs Typical is the Boone & Crockett or Pope and Young websites, they both have information about classification, scoring and even score sheets to score your deer that will calculate for you.
Genetics, age, food, water and stress level all have effects on year to year antler growth. Why a deer does or does not have browtines, I would say it is mostly to do with genetics or age.
Genetics, age, food, water and stress level all have effects on year to year antler growth. Why a deer does or does not have browtines, I would say it is mostly to do with genetics or age.
